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Tim Carpenter, National Director, is a social and political activist who, for more than 30 years, has worked for causes such as nuclear disarmament, death penalty abolition, defending the homeless, and campaign finance reform. Tim established Housing Now! and Democrats for Peace Conversion (DPC), co-founded the Orange County chapter of the Alliance for Survival (AFS), and helped organize the Orange County chapter of Families Against Three Strikes (FACTS). He was a national delegate and served in key positions in the presidential campaigns of Jesse Jackson (1988), Jerry Brown (1992), and Bill Clinton (1996), and spoke from the podium at the 1992 Democratic National Convention in New York. Tim was director of the Western Massachusetts Clean Elections movement for public funding of political campaigns, and served as field organizer for Clean Elections' Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Warren Tolman. He also served as Deputy National Campaign Manager for Kucinich for President, was the campaign's state co-coordinator in Massachusetts, and the campaign's Convention Coordinator in Boston. He co-founded AfterDowningStreet.org. In 2006, he was elected as a Massachusetts Democratic Party delegate committed to Deval Patrick. Tim has taught U.S. history and government at the high school and community college levels. He is a product of the California State College system, where he graduated from Cal State University Fullerton with Bachelors Degrees in History and Political Science, as well as a Masters in History. Tim lives in Western Massachusetts with his wife Barbara Considine and their daughters, Sheila and Julia.
Laura Bonham, Communications Coordinator, is a married mother of two children and runs two small businesses. Laura is the Co-Chair of the Utah Democratic Progressive Caucus, the chair of Summit County Democrats, and a member of the Utah Democratic Party Executive Committee. She was a candidate for Utah House District 53 in 2002, ’04, and ’06. She served on the Coalville City Planning Commission, and on the board of Citizens Allied for Responsible Growth. She is also a member of Utahns for a Just Peace in the Holy Land. "
Kimberly Buchan, Administrative Coordinator, has been volunteering and working for PDA since 2004. Since moving to Arizona in 2003, Kimberly discovered her inner progressive and volunteered with the Kucinich Campaign and later the Arizona Democratic Progressive Caucus. She is a graduate of Western Michigan University with a Bachelors Degree in Music Therapy. Since 2003, she has lived and worked in Phoenix, providing home-based music therapy services to children and adults with developmental disabilities. Having recently relocated back to her home state of Michigan, Kimberly lives with her husband, Bryan, and adorable baby boy, Elliot James. "
Bryan Buchan ,Virtual Outreach Coordinator, Bryan's career in Information Technology has continued for more than 12 years. He has held positions in Senior Project Management for IT, as Director of Digital Services, IT Management,
Organizational Management, and Business Process / Workflow Management. His specialties include work in electronic document management technologies, litigation trial consulting, and many web
technologies. Bryan political activism began working for the Kucinich Campaign in 2004, and has worked behind the scenes ever since with PDA. Bryan's political experience includes helping to create progressive caucuses within state democratic committees, organizing national progressive forums and events, and working for several state and national campaigns. "
Mike Hersh ,Outreach and Communications Assistant, is working with the PDA national staff on outreach and communications. Mike has experience recruiting and organizing volunteers, leading in person and online
activism efforts, public and on-air speaking, media relations, writing, and fundraising. He has served as the Executive Director and co-founder of the Montgomery County Progressive Alliance, Progressive Democrats of America Maryland Coordinator, Democracy for America Montgomery County Steering Committee Member, Fundraising Chair for Camp Democracy, and Executive Director and co-founder of HealthCareMaryland.org. Education: Washington College of Law, Cornell University. "
Guy Townsend ,Editor, "Though he came to it by the back door (his academic degrees are in history and law), Guy Townsend has been involved in editing — newspapers, books, and magazines — since the mid-'70s. A former college professor and prosecuting attorney who is as passionate about the U.S. Constitution as he is about the English language, Townsend is now fidgeting in retirement (his third try) in Tennessee with his long-suffering wife, Jeanne. "
Tom Pallow ,National Campaign Volunteer Coordinator/PDAstore Coordinator, "Tom recently moved to Washington DC from Orange County California, where he has lived most of his life. He attended undergraduate and graduate school at Cal State Univ. Fullerton. Tom has been an educator, pro-wrestler, entrepreneur, and mortgage broker. In 2004, Tom was the executive administrator of the Democratic Party of Orange County, where he coordinated the Kerry and many local campaigns. He has worked as a campaign consultant and campaign manger. In late 2005, Tom ran for Congress in California with a progressive tax policy which he authored. "
Michael Jay ,Special Projects Coordinator, is an activist who brings his organizing skills from the world of the recording studio, where he also works as a composer, engineer/editor and consultant. He turned his logistical expertise to political grassroots organizing in 2004, and to election integrity work following the ‘04 election. Senior Advisor for Marcy Winograd’s historic campaign against Congresswoman Jane Harman, in 2006, and a member of the steering committees of PDLA and SoCal Grassroots, Michael is also a delegate to the California Dem. Party and a member of its Progressive Caucus. "
Vin Gopal ,Director of Development, Before joining PDA, Vin has worked for numerous campaigns and businesses, most recently coordinating Congressman Kucinich's 2008 presidential campaign. Vin has worked in the press office of U.S Senator Edward M. Kennedy and has also worked for several members of the New Jersey State Legislature. "